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It seems like everyone is flipping houses here, in Philadelphia. Why not? Certain markets continue to be red hot, housing stock is plentiful (if you know what to look for and where to look) and relatively speaking, Philadelphia is still somewhat affordable when compared to other Metro areas like … [Read More...]

The “perfect storm” is here. There are a number of factors that have come together to create the ideal time for some homeowners to say “Bye-Bye PMI”
The factors that are in play are:
Overall market appreciation
Unusually low inventory
Health of the economy
Buyers willing to pay … [Read More...]

If you live in Philadelphia, you have probably already received your Proposed Notice of Valuation for 2019 from the Office of Property Assessment (OPA). Keep in mind that this is NOT A BILL. It's a notice stating that the OPA believes that the value of your property has increased and that your … [Read More...]

On January 1, 2018, The Coyle Group celebrated the beginning of our 10th year in business! We owe our success to the countless real estate agents, property owners, attorneys, banks, credit unions and mortgage professionals who have come to trust us and rely upon our services. Every day we … [Read More...]

Neighborhoods

FISHTOWN continues to be one of the hot Philadelphia Zip Codes. Between the beginning of 2015 and September 1, 2015 there have been 474 recorded sales listed in the Trend MLS. This figure does not include any private sales that were not in the MLS. On average homes spend 57 days on the market with a … [Read More...]

If you’re an attorney or legal professional and engage the services of residential real estate appraisers for divorce, estates, bankruptcy or tax appeal, you need to read this. It could be the simple difference between your case succeeding or failing.
Most attorneys’ primary concern when they … [Read More...]

Please watch our new video that outlines many of the services that the real estate appraisers at The Coyle Group provide to attorneys, accountants and private individuals across Philadelphia, Montgomery County, Bucks County, Delaware County & Chester County. … [Read More...]

Being located in Erdenheim, just outside the city limits, we are frequently asked to appraise properties in northwestern Philadelphia, especially Chestnut Hill, Mount Airy, Roxborough and Manayunk.
The other day we received our first question for the Ask PAB! section of the site. It was … [Read More...]

Walt Whitman once called Camden, "A City Invincible". Undeniably, Camden is far from invincible at this point; perhaps, “unprotectable” would be more appropriate.
Despite last minute efforts, ongoing negotiations and political wrangling, the fact remains that, Camden, New Jersey, laid off 168 … [Read More...]

Case Studies

Appealing your tax assessment can be very appealing! One homeowner that we worked with this past September found this out first hand. He received a 43% reduction in his overall assessment. How does that translate into actual tax savings, you might ask?
Well, in this case the house was … [Read More...]

A property owner in Whitpain Township contacted our office about doing an appraisal of his property for tax assessment appeal. As we do with all of our assessment appeal clients, we ran the public records on the property and searched for any prior MLS data on the house. This gives us a preliminary … [Read More...]

Just the other day, I received a phone call from a Mortgage Broker friend of mine. Yes, appraisers and Mortgage Brokers are still allowed to be friends.
He wanted my input on a situation in which one of his former clients found themselves. Let’s call them the Utley’s. (For the privacy of the … [Read More...]

We've received a number of calls from real estate agents in the Philadelphia market, including Montgomery, Bucks, Delaware and Chester Counties who have been inquiring about our Listing Appraisal Service. Many have asked to see some case studies. We thought it was a great idea and will be posting … [Read More...]

Purchase Decision – The Lanesborough, Rittenhouse Square, Philadelphia
This was an interesting appraisal assignment. We were contacted by a perspective Buyer to help determine whether or not he was going to purchase the condo unit that he was currently renting. The unit was located on one of the … [Read More...]

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